Well I just sold my Haibike for a shiny new hotness!
I had a lot of great rides with her and she definitely opened my eyes to whole new riding experience!
2016 Nduro Yamaha PW
After going to Sea Otter Classic and seeing the Meta Power in the flesh...it really got stuck in my head!
Just pulled the trigger on a Meta Power for myself, I can’t wait til it gets delivered.
That Lapierre is a 2017 model. The new ones come with integrated battery designs. I love this model due to the center of gravity. It was so planted!
Hopefully they’ve bled the rear brakes by the time you guys got it. It was so spongy when I was demo-ing it. Im still very impressed with that rig...
Why not? This is an open forum right? I will let this post fade away since it is too depressing, but I'm still convinced that an Emtb could have helped avoid situations like these in the future. Granted there are a lot of other dangers involved with our passion for riding.
MTBR Post here!
I wont post this on MTBR for obvious reasons, but would this have happened if he was riding an Emtb? He would still be shredding with us....R.I.P. Fellow rider...
That frame looks awesome! It definitely got a lot of attention when I rode it on the trails around here. Riders were trying to keep up with me and gathers around me when I stopped. If this was my bike, I’ll upgrade it to a RS Vivid Coil ASAP! Plus a southpaw remote for the dropper. Everything...
Call Motostrano they are in Redwood City, Ca. They have the Lapierre Overbolt Carbon available for demo.
I just returned it to the shop. Talk to Joe he owns the shop.
Compared to my 2016 Haibike Nduro and my buddies Spesh Levo this is a better bike in IMHO.
Awesome bike!!!
I forgot to mention the pretty much the most important spec: Frame Geometry
I love to ride technical DH, and long flow trails. I usually ride Camp Tamarancho, Oat Hill Mine (Calistoga), Rockville, Del Valle, UCSC, etc.. Any riding spots that are within 2 hour drive is fair game to me.
Dont forget the Fantic Integra. They are now available in the US, and I got to test ride the 180mm (carbon) and 160mm (aluminum) models. Demo one before you buy. The are an Italian based company, but they also have an distribution center in Sausalito, Ca
The 2018 Haibike Nduro are sweet, specially the ones equipped with the new Yamaha PWX motors. You can always upgrade components later. The motor and battery is most important on the initial buy of the bike.
I’ve demoed the Haibikes, Cube and Levo. In the end I opted for the Yamaha based...